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AZZ Inc.

$AZZ·$4.4B·Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication·Industrials
$146.45+3.9%YTD+35.9%1Y+37.8%
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AZAZZ
$AZZAZZ Inc.
$146.45+3.94%126 posts
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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

AZZ Inc. specializes in a comprehensive range of services and products, encompassing metal coating and galvanizing processes, welding expertise, specialized electrical equipment, and engineered solutions. The company serves a diverse client base across the power generation, transmission, distribution, refining, and broader industrial sectors, both domestically within the United States and internationally. Its business operations are distinctly divided into two primary segments: Metal Coatings and Infrastructure Solutions. The Metal Coatings division focuses on advanced metal finishing services aimed at corrosion protection, which include hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and various plating techniques. This segment caters to steel fabricators and other industrial clients whose output supports critical markets such as electrical and telecommunications infrastructure, bridge and highway construction, petrochemical operations, and general industrial applications, alongside serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Conversely, the Infrastructure Solutions segment provides essential products and services tailored for industrial and electrical applications. Its offerings include bespoke switchgear, protective electrical enclosures, medium and high voltage bus ducts, specialized explosion-proof and hazardous duty lighting systems, and tubular goods. Furthermore, it extends engineering resources and holistic solutions to multinational corporations, distributing its products through a multi-channel approach that leverages its in-house sales team, manufacturers' representatives, distributors, and independent agents. AZZ Inc. was established in 1956 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AZZ.

Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication · Industrials

No material change from last week — ATI's specialty titanium alloys and nickel superalloys for jet engines benefit from commercial aviation production ramp and military hypersonics procurement.

Top industry ETF

$XLIIndustrial Select Sector SPDR
+16.9%YTD
+20.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
22.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
10.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
16.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
14.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
24.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 8, 2026$1.85$1.83+1.1%
Q1 2026Apr 22, 2026$1.34$1.22+9.8%
Q4 2025Jan 7, 2026$1.52$1.43+6.3%
Q3 2025Oct 8, 2025$1.55$1.57-1.3%
Next earningsTue, Oct 13·consensus EPS $1.85

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY27$448.5M+6.3%25.0%17.2%$1.74$18.4M
Q4 FY26$385.1M+9.4%22.7%14.8%$0.53$50.5M
Q3 FY26$425.7M+5.5%23.9%16.3%$1.37$61.2M
Q2 FY26$417.3M+2.0%24.3%16.4%$2.97$39.1M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 8 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY27$1.8B$1.8B – $1.8B$6.89$6.85 – $6.938
FY28$1.8B$1.8B – $1.9B$7.68$7.39 – $7.914
FY29$1.9B$1.9B – $1.9B$8.27$8.19 – $8.352
FY30$2.0B$2.0B – $2.0B$7.87$7.79 – $7.951
FY31$2.1B$2.1B – $2.1B$8.20$8.12 – $8.281

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.77%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+0.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+17.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 29.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.105-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 27 other (9 awards · 7 exempts · 7 inkinds · 4 others) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteJul 78-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

AZZ Inc. held its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders on July 7, 2026, with all seven director nominees elected for one-year terms: Daniel Berce, Thomas Ferguson, Clive Grannum, Carol Jackson, Ed McGough, Steven Purvis, and one other. Director vote totals ranged from approximately 24.4M to 26.7M 'for' votes out of ~28.6M shares voted, indicating strong overall support; Jackson received the lowest support (~24.4M for) but was still comfortably elected. Two additional proposals were also approved (details in the proxy); routine governance outcome with no material business implications.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 288-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

AZZ Inc. disclosed investor presentation materials (Reg FD) for use from May 28, 2026 onward in meetings with investors, lenders, creditors, vendors, customers, and employees. The presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is furnished (not filed) with the SEC. This is a standard Reg FD disclosure accompanying ongoing investor relations activity; the filing itself carries no new financial commitments and the materials are summary in nature.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 88-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 93
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 93
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 93
8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Mar 58-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KOfficer or director changeMar 58-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 19 other (4 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 routine 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

AZZ Inc.: The Grid Boom May Not Be Enough To Justify Buying Hereseekingalpha.com·1d agoAZZ Q1 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·2d agoAZZ Inc. (AZZ) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·2d agoBreakfast News: AstraZeneca's Heart Drug Flatlinesfool.com·2d agoAZZ (AZZ) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimateszacks.com·3d ago

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